The conversion to Islam by Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker kidnapped by a group said to be linked to the Shabab, was met with insults and threats.
In Italy, “public opinion” (=the hegemony of Italian bourgeoisie) is racist, sexist, islamophofe, paternalist, gerontocratic, colonialist, etc.. Aïcha Romano’s release provoked a short circuit in that hegemony on many levels. The result is that the woman received even death threats.
This is not only a right-wing phenomenon: it encompasses from the fascist to the “liberal” commentators.
In Italy, “public opinion” (=the hegemony of Italian bourgeoisie) is racist, sexist, islamophofe, paternalist, gerontocratic, colonialist, etc.. Aïcha Romano’s release provoked a short circuit in that hegemony on many levels. The result is that the woman received even death threats. This is not only a right-wing phenomenon: it encompasses from the fascist to the “liberal” commentators.